Topkapı Palace Baghdad Kiosk Tiles
Baghdad Kiosk, which is located in the fourth court of Topkapı Palace, overlooks the most beautiful view of the palace. It was built by Murad IV (1612-1640) to commemorate the Baghdad Campaign in 1639. It’s architect was most likely civil chief-architect Kasım Aga. Tiles adorn the upper parts of the...
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| Language: | English |
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Istanbul University Press
2021-01-01
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| Series: | Art-Sanat |
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| Online Access: | https://cdn.istanbul.edu.tr/file/JTA6CLJ8T5/73C4B416C79C47A2A7893C951F9B9470 |
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| Summary: | Baghdad Kiosk, which is located in the fourth court of Topkapı Palace, overlooks the most beautiful view of the palace. It was built by Murad IV (1612-1640) to commemorate the Baghdad Campaign in 1639. It’s architect was most likely civil chief-architect Kasım Aga. Tiles adorn the upper parts of the lower windows on the exterior. The interior pendetives, iwan arches, spaces between the windows and insides of the cabinets were also tiled. Panels situated on both sides of the fireplace and between the windows decorated with bird and kilin figures are in the reed style. These panels are successful 17th century copies of the 16th century examples from the Topkapı Palace Circumcision Chamber (1640) facade tiles. It is known that the Ayetel Kürsi of celi sülüs calligraphy in the Topkapı Palace Baghdad Kiosk belonged to Enderuni Mahmud Çelebi of Tophane. Technically and artistically, the tiles in the structure were produced using the underglaze technique and are blue and white in color. In the 17th century, when tile production was very intense, the Kütahya and İznik workshops continued their production together. Topkapı Palace Baghdad Pavilion’s exterior tiles resemble those of Kütahya in terms of size and patterns. The interior tiles are thought to be produced by İznik for the same reason. |
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| ISSN: | 2148-3582 |